Gail Jarrow

Gail Jarrow (born November 29, 1952, in Dallas) is an American children's book author and teacher.

Personal life and education Jarrow was born November 29, 1952, in Dallas, Texas. Fatal Fever (2015), Bubonic Panic (2016), Spooked! (2019), The Poison Eaters (2019), Blood and Germs (2021), Ambushed! (2022), and American Murderer (2022).

In 2012, Bank Street College of Education included Lincoln’s Flying Spies on their list of the year's best history books for children ages 12–14.

In 2013, Bank Street College of Education included The Amazing Harry Kellar on their list of the year's best biographies for children ages 9–12.

In 2014, School Library Journal included Red Madness on their list of the year's best children's books. The Chicago Public Library included it on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2014" list. The following year, Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the year's best science books for children ages 12–14.

In 2015, Booklist and The Bulletin named Fatal Fever one of the best young adult books of the year.

In 2016, Kirkus Reviews and the New York Public Library named Bubonic Panic one of the best children's/young adult books of the year. The following year, Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the year's best STEM books for children ages 12–14.

In 2018, The Bulletin included Spooked! on their list of the best children's books of the year, The following year, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) named it a Notable Children's Book, and Booklist included it on their 2019 Editor's Choice: Books for Youth list. That year, Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the best history books for children ages 12–14. In 2020, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) included Spooked! on their Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list.

In 2019, The Bulletin and Kirkus Reviews included The Poison Eaters on their lists of the best books of the year. The following year, ALSC named it a Notable Children's Book, and Bank Street College of Education named it one of the year's best STEM books for children ages 9–12.

In 2020, the Chicago Public Library included Blood and Germs on their annual "Best Informational Books for Older Readers" list.

In 2022, School Library Journal named Ambushed! one of the best children's books of the year.

The same year, the Chicago Public Library included American Murderer on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers" list. The following year, ALSC named it a Notable Children's Book.

Publications

Lincoln's Flying Spies: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War Balloon Corps (2010) The Amazing Harry Kellar: Great American Magician (2012) Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary (2014) Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat (2014) Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America (2016) Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America (2018) The Poison Eaters (2019) Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (2020) Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield (2021) American Murderer (2022)